Articles
Writing on political literacy and the work of leading well.
These articles are Siri's answers to the questions she is asked most by clients and readers of Fluent.
Is Your Career a Guided Missile or an Unguided Rocket?
Most of us were trained to be the rocket. Set a good plan, execute it well, and trust the work carries you. What that training left out is the environment.
Workplace PoliticsWhy Your Real Workday Starts at 10 PM
If your real work only begins after 10 PM, when no one can ping you, you are paying a hidden toll. The trap of being too helpful has a name, and a way out.
Career NavigationThe Extra Milers Trap
Extra Milers are highly competent, capable, and proactive. They are a manager's dream. But the very thing that makes them indispensable is the thing that burns them out.
Career NavigationWhy Networking Feels Exhausting (And What Actually Works)
Networking is a word most of us loathe, because we are thinking of it as a transaction. Thankfully, this is not the kind of networking that is needed to find a sponsor.
What Christopher Nolan Can Teach You About Getting Promoted
The Hidden System: Why Good Work Doesn't Speak for Itself
Why Generosity Is a Prerequisite for Power, Not a Reward for It
The Kalam Paradox: Why Your Work Does Not Speak for Itself
The Ghost in the Room: Why Your Hard Work Didn't Get You Promoted
Is Your Calm Work Week Triggering You?
When the Appraisal is Glowing, but the Promotion is Invisible
AI Makes You Productive but Easier to Blindside at Work
Too Good to Promote: The High Performer Trap
The Political Vulnerability of High Achievers
Promotions Are Political. So What Next?
We Are Already Political
When People-Pleasing Becomes a Liability
Why Smart Women Keep Shrinking at Work
Do You Have to Become Political at Work?
Is Opting Out of Workplace Politics Actually an Option?
Why Did Someone Less Competent Than Me Get Promoted?
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